The Sun. — London, England, 1838-06-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. 4tge , at The Queen, will hold a Privy Council W-mtirow afternoon t. James's Palace alter the Levee. ,jesViseoun', Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her Ma -I:,'he follo w i ng j o i ne d t h e Royal y circle at dinner last ev i e , n mg the New P a l ace : —th e E ar l o f U x b r i dge, Vi scount '''cibe.urne, Lord Lyttelton, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. Sic Frederick Stovin has succeeded the Hon. C. Murray " ..tie Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent gave the last sitting for her portrait Yesterdav to Mr. W. C. Ross at the New Palace. _ The Duchess Glocester, the D uc h ess o f C am b r id ge , an d Prince Geor ,, e of Cambridge, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough-house. The Princess Augusta took an airing to Fulham yesterday in a carriage and four. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George 2 h~ it of Cambridge, honoured Lady Willoughby d'Eresby with company on Tuesday evening. Prince Edward of Saxe 'Weimar returned to Marlborough house on Tuesday afternoon from Frogmore-lodge, after at tending the Eton Montem. The Duke of Grafton, the Earl of Mulgrave, the Attorney- General, and Sir William Elliot, had interviews with Viscount Atelbourne yesterday in Downing-street. The Ottornsr, Ambassador, and the Spanish Minister, trans. acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Sir F, B. Head, Si r P. C amp b e ll, M r . C rane , an d M r . a reu:'n, had interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Co lonial-office. Fyshe Palmer had an interview with Lord John Russell Yesterday at the Home-office. Viscount Howick is staying at Tunbridge Wells. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Mr. and Mrs. Parnell, at Batt's Hotel, Dover -street, from New York ; Mrs. and Miss Armstrong, at ditto. from Wells; Messrs. Moore, at ditto, from Dublin ; Kent Hume, Esq., at ditto, from the United States ; Mr. Raby, at ditto, from Bath ; the Earl and Countess of Roseberrv, in Piccadilly, from their seat in licrts; the Hon. Charles O. and Lady Ca therine Cavendish, at Burlington House, from their seat, La timers, Bucks • the Earl Cadegan, in Piccadilly, from a visit to Sir George :Seymour, in Surrey; Lord Ward, at Mivart's Hotel, Brook-street, from Oxford; Sir Thomas and Lady Stanley, at ditto, from their seat in Cheshire ; the Rev. John 41ad Mrs. Peel, at ditto, from their seat, Warsley house, near N §tourport ; Si r J o h n Woodford, at ditto, from his seat in Hants; Mr. and Mrs. Prothoro, at ditto, from their scat, Hill House, Nuneham, Gloucestershire ; AI. de Gaussen, at d%to, from Sweden; Colonel Webb, at Fenton's Hotel, St. Zames's-strect, from Boston ; Mr. and Mrs. Dingwall, at ditto, from a tour ; the Honourable William Lawless, at ditto, from Leland ; the Duke of Beaufort and Harquis of Worcester, in Park-place, from Windsor ; Lord Fcversham, in A rlington.street, from his seat, Duncombe Park, Yorkshire. DEPARTURES. lord and Lady Rivers, from Belgrave-square, for their seat, :''Nlistley Hall, Essex ; the Earl of• Mount Edgecumbe, from Alivart's H otc l , f or hi s v il la i n S urrey ; t h e E ar l o f Sh e lb urne, fr om Lansdowne House, for Bowood Park, Wilts ; Mesrs. Littouche, from Fenton's Hotel, St. 'James's -street, for Ire -141:t1 ; Mr., M rs ., an d Mi ss Ti c k ner , f rom th e B runsw i c k Hotel, Hanover-square ; Hon. Montague Ongley, from ditto ; 40shua Pollard, Esq. and family, from Batt's Hotel, Dover street, for Staines; Reverend C. Fryer, from ditto, for W indsor ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bathurst, from ditto, for Gl oucestrshire ; J. Fcrde, Esq , f rom di t t o , f or I re l an d ; Mr. Godsal, from ditto, for Brighton. -ER MAJESTY'S CORONATION ROBES. bu - ring the whole of yesterday vast crowds of respectable persons were ""Itacted to the house of Mr. Edward Howe, a silk.weaver in Castle :"et.., not far from Shoreditch Ch urc h , t o v i ew t h e splendid robes to be , 4 "rn by h er M a j esty at t h e approaching Coronation, and which were dust finished and cut from the loom on that morning. The contract for Me manufacture of the robes, es well as 650 yards of beautiful silk for t j' e hanging and d ecora ti on of Westminster Abbey, was taken by Mr. 'tilWell of White Lion street, Norton Folgate. The robe, which is a Ikts t superb pie ce o f manu f acture, i s 10 yards in lengt h , an d o f t h e 1 / 2 '' 7l-1 0 pattern as that worn by George IV. at his coronation. The ground or warp is of the most rich gold-colour silk, and the shoot consists of gold and silver twist, and rich silks of various shades. l'otrie idea m a y be formed of the variety, when no less than ,-. ‘ ;_ t ritY different shuttles w er e o bli ge d t o b e i n wor k a t th e same ti me . 'int principal surface appears to be massive gold, and the figures, which c bold, and considerably r a is e d, arc o f th e mos t magn ifi cen t deserip ,". Those of the r ega l crown, th e rose, t h e shamroc k , an d t h e th i stle ' 4 !e truly beautiful. The eagle, the ficur.de.lis, and other foreign na t;°flal emblems, are also very p rom i nent, and beautifully executed. T he fact of the order for these tplendid articles having been rent to `SPitalfields has given the greatest satisfaction to the whole of the indus. trious operatives of that district, who feel that, notwithstanding their "wretched condition, they can vie with any foreigner in the production of t h most beautiful specimens of their art ; and if any proof was neces :arY as to the justness of this opinion, it would be abundantly supplied 0 3' the production of the splendid articles above alluded to. Despatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial Department, from the Governor of Ceylon, and others, dated 17th Fe bruary, front Sir George Gipps, the Governor of New South \Vales. Despatches, dated 16th December, were received at the India Board, froin the officer commanding at the Presideney of tonahay. t Air. Pitt Adams has be en a pp o i n t e d Ch arge d'Af -Ites at Bogota, Columbia, during the absence of Mr. Turner, the resi. vein - Minister, «•ho is daily expected home on leave of absence, Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House. when Major-General Sir Jasper Nirolls, K C. 8., was ap -I)°lOted Commander-in-Chief of the Company's Forces on the Madras estab lishment. - No " new r egu l a tions" have been introduced with egyeet to th e admis.sims of the public to the Botanic Gardens at Kew. They h ave for viwa past been open daily from one o ' c l oc k to s i x i n 141ritner, and to, dusk in winter, and in the eeason are very much visited . b Ilatr:pton-Court Palac e and Gardens are likely to , - k eecnn'e still m or e attractiv e i n consequence o f the f a ciliti e s a fforded by - London and Southampton Railway. The Hilton station is less k,an two miles from tho palace, and pedestrians will find this an easy rant delightful walls; while for those who wish to ride, easy and conve nient carriages arc in attendance, which convey passengers at a small charge. The whole journey from the railroad terminus, near Vauxhall, May be performed in less than an hour, and at a trifling cost. ON DITS.---It is reported in high quarters that the following modifications, additions, and omissions, are contemplated 5 11 the Ministerial arrangements:—The Duke of Su , sex to go as Lord Lieutenant to Ireland ; Lord lslulgrave to have the Home Office; Lord 4c hn Russell to be First Lord of the Treasury; Lord Melbourne to ketire; Sir Frederick Lamb, his Lordship's brother, now Ambassador at V ienna, to be made a Peer—a matter of no great consequence, as 4,lither he nor Lord Melbourne have children. Lady C. Buggin, who 4144 ages the Duk e o f S ussex ' s H ousehold, to be made a Peeress by the t L yle and titl e of Countess of Enniskillen. On the Duke's late fete to Queen, her Ladyship did the honours and presided at the head of the abl e - -Morning Herald. Ir °BATH OF MARTIN THE INCENDIARY.— the man who sat fire to York Minster some years ago, and for "'ell offence he was tried and acquitted on the ground of insanity, died 111S, ti tday last in th e Bethlehem Hospital for Lunatics, in which asylum t n ad been con fi ne d a l most ever since his trial. His death was very hsd e ii, and it app eare d , fr om a post mortem examination of his body, it tht.,, was oacasioned by a disease of the heart. For the last two or ' e Years he h a d b een very qu i et i n hi s d emeanour, an d spen t a grea t Dory , 'on of hi s ti me i n reading " Fox ' s Book of M artyrs, " a wor k to he was particularly partial. When he was first admitted into keno ''Pital he was allowed the use of paper and pencil ; but the G o finding that whenever this indulgence was granted him he in t%,ahlY occupied his time in drawin sketches of York Minster, and l a It. his doing so threw him int o a state of very considerable excite ft ttn ; t hey prudently prohibited his being supplied with those articles in A i ho e , of which prohibition he frequently and bitterly complained. ` Rh he was very quiet while in his cell, yet whenever he was al. 4 to sva'k in the garden it was almost always found necessary to - '"eoff him, being very mischievous when allowed his liberty. He W etween fifty and sixty years of age. • 8/IOCKING ACCIDENT AT A COLLIERY.— ,„'O.• seven o'clock on Monday morning a dreadful explosion of fire 1 1 took place in a cannel pit of Messrs. Lees, Jones, and Co., near of „ „ hi re were two miners and two waggoners (boys) in that part i n t o Mine. 'lhe two boys were found dead; the two men were burned wis a Shocki ng manner, and died shortly afterwards. It is not known in "at M ariner the explosion originated.} Manchester Guardian. \, r lit VISCOUNT DE CHATEAUBRIAND'S NEW lEMOIRS . Or HIS ONYN T?,IF:, Congress E CONGRESS . VE bra • - -Chateaubriand's new work, rho Congress of Verona," cm_ c es one of the mcst interesting periods of his public life. It is high ttne that we should hear what he says of the Emperor Alexander, the °f ghat of Waterloo, and the Congrees of Verona. During the sojourn Zj ita tcaubriancl at Verona, he had the honour of seeing much of the `-',.,'4l>eror Alexander, and of conversing with him frequently. The sr Z oh first, cool and reserved to the poet ambassador, but sub. br en ny they understood and loved each other. There is a remark. ,antle remcorrespondenc dated from - Verona, between M. de Chateaubriand eide Vilicle nd the letters of the former to Mr. Canning, to efronais, te Guilleminot, to de Rainville, and to Talent, arc spe- Dte'4s h ea'aty of style, knowledge of public affliirs, and a just ap t,, ei.ation r f the men and interests of the moment. This work tends literar t '• , c character of the poet.politician. It is his adieu to his ch a r career, and is the last will and testament of a muse which . has /11 'fled, if n o t i mprove d , t h e wor ld f or a t l eas t forty years.—lrazer . s ggazine• As for June. far back as 1833 an old man, named Cernet, out shooting with Isis two sons, Nicolas and Francois, in the woods tit an t, in the Meuse was killed by a gun shot wound, under circum. th, 'ea which excited ' a strong suspicion that it was given by one of 'sv e ,T; Both were arrested, and remained in prison for four months, but ta„'" ' 4 the end discharged for want of sufficient proof. The naturally forlge d isposition of Nicolas, I he elder, was not checked by this warning, fi red lle afterwards treated his wife with great brutality, and in July last ae•, h is gun at a person named Didicr, and only missed hint from the he of stumbling at the moment. On being arrested for this offence t: treated the matter li^htly and boasted that he should only have to fatt, '° .. 4 in prison for a dig Months, as was the case when he killed his enst s - o ' c i On this decl iration the younger brether was again taken into fos ; and they were b o th b roug ht t o t r i a l at t h e C our t o f Assizes ‘ , 0 2 . 1e M euse lately sitting at St. Michel. In addition to the unequl- )„,44 decl aration of Nicolas C e rnet, oth er t es ti mony was a dd uce d , which f 4th ° than war , anted the jury in finding him guilty of the murder of his p a ~ tc e. a nd he was consequently condemned to the punishment of a the t: .i . vvou'a The younger brother was acquitted. d appe ar f rom th e f o ll owing note , ta k en f rom Pre • eibox ltings of that beautiful naturalist the late Rev. Mr. White, of ne, that there is a striking similarity between the spring of the s„ arc i"' Year and that of 1776. The season has been unusually back ni,„„.44B dry, and no rain worth mentioning fell during the whole t of Ap r il , or until the 21st of May. " No one," says Mr. White, a wa ' r a e h as not attended to such matters, and taken down remarks, can be of h ow much t en d ays ' dripping weather will influence the growth a • or corn after a dry season. This present summer, 1776, yielded ahrn- a!kable instance, for till the 30th of May the fields were burnt up he t_a_ tli k ed, and the barley not half out of the ground ; but now, June there is an agreeable prospect of plenty." •I:om.,, XTW EIVE CRUELTY.—The `r Animals' Friend b a ,TLY," (of Mark.lane) caused I'. Hingst to be fied at Epsom for w,iglig.,d all the way from the Edgeware-road to Epsom, a distance of 18 h avi , betten the po or an i ma l s very b ar b arous l y, their fonte 32,"gt00b find 10s. been co vered with blood. The Society also caused the cabman, Ibth o and costs, by Sir Feed er i c k R oe , f o r cru e lty t o a r se, and Dekins to be find at Union Hall fur cruelty to a dog. SPORTIN G IN TELLIGEN CE. HAMPTON 81.,:'8 sPttiNc M. STING. The Officers of the 12th Lancers had another field:day esterdav on Moulsey Hurst, And the spurt, ii:itfmtit being ds on the former occasion, was good enough to satisfy a very respect able company. A detail of the running would be of little intereEt to the public. We shall confine ourselves to a return of each race. The Strawberry Hill Stakes of o stirs. each, with a Gold Cup added by Lord Waldegracc. list. 71b. each. Mile and a half. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Tottenham's b. g. Tom Fool Lord Waldegrave's Rat-trap , Mr. Colley's Peregrine Pickle Mr. Bernard's Marshal Blucher A good race between the first two. Handicap sweepstakes for horses belonging to Officers cf the lf;:th Lancers. Once round and a distance. _ _ _ Owner Mr. Tottenham's Tom Fool Mr. Miller's Cleveland Mr. Calley's Peregrine Pickle.. Mr. Willan's Rasper Lord Waldegrave's Rat-trap A fine race between the first three, and won by a neck only A Gold-mounted Whip, with a Sweepstakes added. Once round. Mr. Miller's Cleveland Air. St. George I Lord Waldegrave's Rat-trap Mr. Willan's Rasper Several of the Four-in-Hand Club were present. CHURCH-RATES. BUNGAY-SAIST MARY. The holy crusade is proceeding vigorously in this parish. Yesterday, June 6th, distraint was made on abort a dozen of inhabitants at the instance cf the notorious Samuel Scott, for the Church-rate of 1837. It is to be remarked that goods distrained nearly a year ego, for the rate of 1836, are still in the custody of the constable, who has been unable to obtain orders, from either his employers or the Magistrates, for their disposal. It is farther observable, that the warrants are signed by a person lately appointed a Magistrate (of course under a Whig Government, a thorough-going Tory), who i , a rate-payer in the parish, and in that capacity moved this very rate in Vestry. He also moved a resolution in Vestry to defeat a motion for disallowing the Churchwerdens' accounts, on which the validity of the rate may be found to depend. It is very earn , stly recommended to the friends of the Minis try to consider these things, the zeal for religious liberty which has cuff red the Church-rate qu-stion to remain so long unsettled, and their discrixination in the selection of gentle men for the Commission of the Peace. P. S. Among the articles seized are the follow ing : —From Mr. John Childs six chair=, tw•o c•indh•sticks, and two copper. boilers, for 7s. 31d. ; from Mr. Charles Childs, a tea-urn and a chair, for 3s. 91d. ! ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS. The annual concert for the benefit of - the Royal Society took place last night at the Hanover-square Rooms. On this occasion Handel's sublime oratorio, the Messiah, was per formed, although not with that high order of vocal talent the Society have been enabled to bring forward en some former anniversaries, yet remarkably well. The band and chorus were composed, as usual at the annual concerts of the Society, of precisely the same individuals as had taken their places in the orchestra at the series of " Ancient Concerts" just termi nated, and both were therefore excellent and complete. The singers were Mrs. Knyvett, Mrs. Bishop, Mi ss Bi rc h, M rs . Alfred Shaw, Miss M. B. Hawes, Mr. James Bennett, Mr. E. Seguin, and Mr. Phillips. It is wholly unnecessary, in so well known an oratorio as the Messiah, to enter into an elabo rate account of the various compositions of which it is com posed; we must, therefore, confine ourselves to a cursory al lusion to such as appeared to strike us as deserving the distinction of a separate notice. " Comfort ye my people" and " Every valley" were sang in very good taste, and with great feeling by Mr. James I3ennett. Mr. Seguin gave " The people that walked in darkness" very effectively, but he fails in the lower notes of his voice, which have not sufficient power. " Rejoice greatly" was sung by Mrs. Bishop with great animation and distinctness of execution. "He was despised" was beautifully sung by Miss Hawes. Mr:. A Shaw also acquitted herself much to the satisfaction of the auditory in the music assigned to her; and Mrs. Knyvett, who perhaps understands the compositions of Handel better than any singer of the day, gave " I knot` that my Redeemer," and several other of th . e pieces, in her very best style. " The trumpet shall sound" was very effectively sung by Mr. Phillips, and the excessively difficult trumpet accompaniment was played by Mr. Harper with a certainty of execution and beauty of tone that has never been equalled by any one, or exceeded even by himself. The chemises, with out a single exception, went as finely as it is possible for cho. misses to go. "He shall purify," " Lift up your heads," the " Hallelujah" chorus, and " Worthy is the Lamb," were all truly magnificent. Although the room was not crowded, it was well filled with a highly fashionable auditory. His Royal Hi4ness the Duke of Cambridge was present in the Royal Gallery. It was near midnight before the Oratorio terminated. ROYAL BEULAH SPA GARDENS, NORWOOD. Yesterday this delightful rural place of amusement was all alive with a fete champetre and a floral and horticultural exhi bition in aid of the funds of the St. Ann's Society Schools. It is gratifying, at all times, to see that the efforts of enter prising individuals, who cater for the public amusement, are crowned with success ; still more so when, combined with the amusements, we have to consider that one of the objects is directed towards charity. The efforts of the proprietors were highly creditable to themselves, and the result must have been very gratifying to all those interested in the institution for which the amusements of the day had been got up. On grounds such as the Beulah Spa, it is difficult to form an estimate of the numbers that were present, but we believe we may estimate of them at nearly 10,000, all of whom seemed highly delighted. We have seldom seen a gayer or more fashionably-dressed assemblage of the same number. Of those present we noticed in particular— Duke of Sutherland and party, Lord Sherborne, Sir Ni cholas Tindal, Sir J. Anderson, Sir F. Goodericke, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the Lady of the Right Reverend the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lady King, Lady Fitzalan, Lady Inglis, Lady Mary Stafford, Lady Mary Beresford, Duchess of Marlborough, Duchess of Hamilton, Lady Fitzwilliam, &c. The nominal object of interest was the exhibition of flowers and the distributlLn of prizes, which took place early in the day, and the prizes were adjudged as follow : Full Collections-Ist, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. An trobus, Cbeam ; 2d, Mr. Barnes, gardener to Sir H. Jenner, Chiselhurst ; 31, Mr. Redd , ng, gardener to Mrs. Marryat, Wimbledon ; 4th, Mr. Jennings, South Lambeth. Geraniums-Ist, Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, Bromley; 2d, Mr. Gaines, nurseryman, Battersea. Twelve Geraniums—Mr. Lpwright, gardener to Rigge, Esq., Morden. Store Plants— Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, Bromley. Greenhouse Plants—Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus. Balsams-Ist, Mr. Wakeling, gardener to Whitmore, Esq., Beckenham ; 2d, Mr. Hoskins, gardener to F. Maubert, Esq., Norwood. Cockscombs-Ist, Mr. Barnes, gardener to Sir 11. Jenner, Chiselhurst ; 2d, Mr. Wakeling, gardener to Whitmore, Esq., Beckenham. Caieeolarias-Ist, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antro bus, Cheam ; 2d, Mr. lipwright, gardener to Rigge, Esq., Morden. Cacto—Mr. Upwright, gardener to Rigge, Esq., Borden. Orchidea—Mr. Redding, gardener to Mrs. Marryat, Wimbledon. Specimens-Ist, Mr. Hoskins, gardener to F. Maubert, Esq., Norwood ; 2J, Mr. Upwright, gardener to Rigge, Esq., Moz den. Heartsease-Ist, Mr. Gaines, Battersea ; 2d, Mr. Henbury, Croydon. Hardy Azelius—Mr. Redding. Cut Flowers-Ist, Mr. Redding ; 2d, Mr. Upwright. Tulips-Ist and 2d, Mr. Upwright. Rhododendrons—Mr. Redding. Pines—Mr. Stewart, South Lambeth. Medley Fruit—Mr. Upright; also for a device in flowers. It is worthy of particular notice that Mr. Redding, gardener of Mrs. Marryat, one of the lady patronesses, who WiiS awarded 101., in five prizes, for his productions, generously presented the whole sum to the Charitable Institution. We hase repeatedly attempted to (It scribe the beauties of the place, to which description we can only add that each year improves their appearance, and that every season increases their claim upon public patronage. The romantic and rustic promenades were enlivened throughout the whole day by the most fashionable selections from the music of the day, exe cuted in the most exquisite style by the band of the Coldstream Guards, and alternately by the celebrated German band of Herr Johann Strauss. They arc a novelty in this country, and we think are likely to rise rapidly i❑ public estimation. In fact it is long since we spent a more pleasant day, and we trust that the favourable impression made by the opening of the gardens will lead, as it ought to do, to a profitable season to the spirited proprietors. THE APPROACHING CORONATION. The following Resolution has been agreed to by the Mem bers of Brooks's Club:— " That the Members of Brooks's Club in inviting the Clubs of Boodle's and Whi te ' s to unite with them i n g i v i ng a Ball in honour of her M a j esty ' s C oronation, were des i rous o f divesting' celebration of anyt hi ng approaching to political feeling ; but that in consequen ce o f the 'Members of those Clubs having declined to combine with them, the Members of Brook . s's think it inexpedient singly t o g i ve an enterta i nme nt which, under present circumstances, might bear the appearance of a party festival. (Signed) " CLEVELAND, Chairman. " Brooks's Club, June 6." ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY -LOSS OF LIFE. A labourer employed on the London and Birmingham Rail way, levelling the " skepers," was killed on Tuesday last, within two miles of the Rugby station. The half-past seven the down train from London was runningat the rate of between twenty and twenty-five miles per hour, at a distance of little more than 100 yards the man was seen stooping, with his back towards the train. Several passengers, as well as the engi neer and fireman, halloed to him, fully expecting that he would hear and move from the line; but before it was possible to stop the train, the scoops or arms in front of the engine, for the purpose of clearing away any imp e di ments , struc k him ou hi: side, and threw him on the ernbankrecnt. The poor man died almost instantly. There :we, at distances of a mile, policemen stationed, whose duty it is to give signals by flags that all is clear. THE SUN, LONDON, T 1 MR. MACREADY AND COVENT AItDEN THEATRE. We have great pleasure in placing Ispon record A prod of ' the taAneer .in which Mr, Macready'a reciant endeavours to 1 elevate the dramatic art and its prAssoes have been estimated by those whom they most nesrly concerned. After the performance of Mr. Knowles's play on Thursda,. ' last a deputation (consisting of Mr. .Stanfield, the di st s s _ guished painter, Messrs. Harley, Warde, ar.d Meadows) waited on Mr. Macready, and requested his attendarme in the green-room, where the general body of performers h a d assembled to meet him. On his entrance Mr. Bartley ros, (as did all the ladies and gentlemen present), and, after re gretting that the task had not been committed to one snore qualified to undertake it, said that he had been deputed by his brother performers and others engaged in the establishment, to express to Mr. Macready the sentiments by which they were generally animated towards him--that they had been deeply penetrated by the part he had taken in standing forward to champion the cause of the decliniass d,- ama ____ that they had been sensibly alive to the labours he had encountered and. the sacrifices he had made, a n d were fully aware of the motives which had actuated him ; that they wished him to be apprised of their high appreciation of his noble conduct, of his uniform conciliatory deportment to. wards them, and of the various gracious acts that, together, had brought back a season equsl, in its effects to them, to the best days of the drama within the memory of the oldest actor; that they also knew well he did not require any further evi dence from them of these feelii gs, and that with any testi monial of them they could offer he would be better pleased in proportion to its unostentatioutness : they had, therefore, se lected the simplest offering, as a mere tablet, on which to in scribe their names and record their gratitude to him ; that though, beyond that, it possessed little value, it might, on that account, be thought worthy his acceptance; that perhaps on some happy occasion it might fad a place upon his sideboard ; and, if the result of his speculation should at any time hereafter be a cause of regret to Mrs. Macready or any part of his family, he (Mr. Bartley) hoped that the sight of this memo rial would nevertheless afford her and her children some gra tification, in its evidence of tl e estimation in which Mr. Mac ready was held by those whom he had served. A very handsome silver saver was then presented to 'Mr. Macready. Around it were the names of the various perfor mers and others connected with the theatre during the past season (including Mr. Sheridan Knowles, Mr. Stan field, R. A., Mr. Robertson, Mr. Power, Mr. H. Phillips, &c.), and upon it the following inscription :—" Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, May 31st, 1838. P resen t e d to W. C. Macready, Esq., by the ladies and gentlemen connected with this establishment, whose names arc hereon inscribed, in testimony of their sense of the efforts he has this season made to renew the splendour of the British drama." In acknowledging the present Mr. Macready said he was utterly at a loss to reply to the kind communication made from the ladies and gentlemen present by their common friend Mr. Bartley. He thanked them most truly, and could do little more ; but whilst assuring them of his most grateful feelings he must add that it w o uld h ave b een still more gratify ing to him to have received their kind appreciation in a less costly form--the perishable paper which contained their signatures'(which, however, could never have pe rished, whilst he, or any dear to him lived to preserve it) would have been to him a sufficiently valuable document. Their excellent friend, Mr. Bartley, he continued, had alluded to the "motives" which induced him to embark in this specu lation or experiment. Less disinterested motives had been ' attributed to him by some persons conspicuous for an ungene rous hostility to the cause he endeavoured to uphold, and who had not scrupled to state that he took the theatre "only to fill his own pockets." It was very certain (Mr. Macready went on to say) that he did not open the theatre with the in tention of irrpove. ishing himself: no man in a struggle with fortune intends to be beaten; but he was sure that the ladies and gentlemen present gave him credit—indeed they had proved so—for motives not mercenary or selfish ; and in di rect contradiction to the assertion he had just quoted, he would refer to his engagement with themselves, and to his agreement with the proprietors, by which he might long since have closed the theatre, when all hope of reim- horsing himself had passed away, and when he could only continue the season by a continuance of personal loss. As a further evidence on this head he would add, that he had pledged himself to Messrs. Robertson and Bartley, before the opening s,f the theatre (and lie was glad of this opportu nity of mentioning it), to pay to the full the salaries of those performers who consented to their reduction—as ho consented to share with him, in part, the risk he was venturing upon. He had pledged himself, he repeated, to pay the full amount at which those salaries were previously rated, before he touched one shilling of the profits, if any had arisen upon the season. Mr. Macready proceeded to say that he might also refer to the principles on which the theatre had been conducted to show that the speculation had not been mercenary. Among those motives, and the primary ones, was his wish to elevate their art, and to establish an asylum for it, and his brothers and sisters professing it, where they might be secure of equit able treatment, of friendly consideration, and, most of all, of that respect which is due from man to man, or—a matter still more important--which is due from man to woman. In conclusion, Mr. Macready observed that he could not be so presumptuous as to suppose that he had been able to give universal satisfaction. In a large establishment like that, the interests of indisiduals must often be merged in those of the community—but he wouid ask credit for intention; he had en deavoured to be just, and had striven to make kindness go ' hand in hand with justice. There was one more observation in which he which he wished to indulge—that in no theatrical ' season, within his remembrance, had there been less discord ' between a company and its manager--_a circumstance of which they might all be justly proud, as one in the honour of which they all participated. In reiterating his acknowledgments, he might mention that in a letter addressed to him on business at the beginning of the season, by a gentlemen, he believed, then present, the writer had told him that he was regarded, very widely in the profession, as the " actor's friend." It was the most gratify ing character that could be applied to him. He wished to believe that the testimonial then before him might be considered as an attestation of their assent to the justice of the term ; and he entreated of them that his name might never be dissociated from it. Once more, truly and most cordially, he thanked them. 1 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR-It is rumoured that Mr. Macready has sustained some severe losses by his speculation at Covent-garden Theatre. Every lover of the drama is grateful to that gentle man for his gallant conduct in defending it from the asper sions of its enemies ; but what has been the cause of his sustaining this loss ? It is a glaring fact, that the patronage which the Queen and the Aristocracy should have given to the legitimate drama has been given to the Italian Op era. This is disgraceful. How painful is it to Englishmen to see the frequent announcements of the Royal and aristocratic visits to Mr. Laporte's establishment ; whereas, if this d patronage been bestowed upon Mr. Macready's national undertaking, that gentleman would not only not have sustained the losses which he has, but would have reaped those rewards which he so well deserves. That pure and glorious light which ema nated from the mind of Shakspeare, and which threw such lustre on the reign of Elizabeth, is slighted and shut cut from the precincts of Victoiia's Court ; and the muddling ignes fatui produced at the corner of the Haymarket is more s u i te d to the mental vision of our aristocrats—the glorious supp or t ers of our Constitution, and the promoters of our national litera ture. One of these titles they may keep, but the British public have rear,ons for denying them the other. I remain, Sir, your obedient servan', London, June. DRAAIATICUS. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last night Mr. Anderson had his benefit at this house, and it was gratifying to observe that it was most respectably ho noured. The house ought, however, to have been rather more fully attended. It is not the etiquette to notice benefits —but in departing frem customary forms, it is agreeable to be able to notice that the enterprising and tasteful talents of Mr. Ander son were substantially appreciated by so respectable an atten dance of friends. We do not profess to go into particulars. The first performance was the delightful, but now seldom per formed Opera, of Love in a Village—Mr. Anderson very ex quisitely sustaining the character of Hawthorn. It was a real treat, and justly deserved the warm plaudits with which his vocal efforts in it were greeted. Miss Rainforth (it beicg her first appearance this season) appeared as Rosetta, and charmed by her tasteful execution of the songs allotted to her. There in tervened a " Concert," as it was termed, in which Madame Damoreau, Signor Ivanoff, &c., in the execution of some Ita lian performances, greatly contributed to the rich treats of the evening, which were so deservedly applauded. It was a bril liant evening's entertainment, and the only drawback on so de lightful a series of performance was, that though there was a most respectable, there was not so crowded an audience as there ought to have been, and as we should have been glad to see. The General Half-yearly Meeting of the members of the Western Literary and Scientific Institution was held on Tuesday evening, at their house in Leicester-square ; Mr. Perry, of Bond-street, in the chair. The Secretary read the report of the Comm . ittee of Ma nagement, which stated that the number of new members which had joined since the last general meeting was 95, making a total of 479.. The library now consisted of 6,672 volumes, and the musical library of upwards of 150 pieces of instrumental music. The Report also con gratulated the members on the prospect of obtaining a sufficiently exten sive and well-arranged theatre, by which its utility would be greatly ex• tended. Of the lectures given during the last half.year those given by Mr. Carpue, Mr. Deville, Mr. Chambers, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Snelson had been gratuitous. The Report, after some discussion, in which Messrs. Robinson, Arber, Nevett, and other members took part, was or dered to be received. A proposition for increasing the salary of th e Librarian was referred to the Committee, after which the meeting sepa rated. It is rumoured that since the New Zealand scheme has been in agitation, Mr. P. Thomson has consented to admit spars for ship purposes from thence free of duty, provided they are more than 70 feet long, the Riga spars seldom exceeding that length. Here tofore it was understood that no spars of that description should be admitted at a less duty than fixed to be paid on Rigs spars, on the ground that none other of the size and length requisite, and of equal quality for the navy, could be elsewhere supplied. If this be true, it serves to show what deep root the New Zealand job has taken. LARGE EGGS " —Is the title of a paragraph in our contemporary the Paisley Ad vert i ser, who says he has received a couple of eggs, measuring 6 by if inches, and weighing 31 ounces; they are stated to have been produced by a hen of a Spanish breed. We won't be beaten, and the title of our paragraph is,—" Larger Eggs.--A gen tleman brought to our office at Ayr, on Friday last, a hen's egg of Brob /clignagian dimensions : it weighed exactly one quarter of a pound im perial, and measured 63, by Si inches ; and a sonsie chuckle belonging to a neighbour, every second day produces an egg which measures (ii to 71 inches, and weighs nearly 4 oz.—" Lass gin ye lee me, tell me two. — Ayr TORSDAY, JtJNE" 1, 182 g, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS • The preelicament ins whirth the, Melbourne Cabinet is now placed by the slave apprenticeship qtle:tlen would call forth some sympathy from the unprejudiced part of the enrn.thunity, if the ordinary procedure and policy of the men who compote that Cabinet were filthily and straightforward. Bilt, ss mat ters are, the embarrassment into which they bade teen thrown excites no corresponding feeling in the public mind. Tile ley slanders are only amused to witness the rough handling e the pitiless pelting, which the Ministers experience at the hands of their friends, the moment they venture to resist the Pres sure from without, and to differ in opinion with any particular section of their supporters. To adopt a decided course of their own is so contrary to their usual habits, that the stand they have now made will be attributed by many to wounded pride rather than to higher motives. They are aware that he of the " tomahawk," once their ally, but now their impla cable foe, directs the "gathering," and that if they were to 3 told, it would be said they yielded to him. But, leaving these consi derations, it is clear a storm is rising which will not speedily be quelled. The " Central Negro Emancipation Committee," a formidable title of itself, and " the delegates now in Lon don, have recorded their most solemn and deliberate protest against the attempt which has now been successfully made to supersede and annul a deliberate decision of the Commons of England." When these agitators have settled the weighty affairs they have in hand, the " Short Time Committee of Factory Operatives of Manchester and the surrounding dis trict" will be ready thankfully to avail themselves of their ser vices, and will no doubt be happy to merge their own modest title, and become an auxiliary to a " Central White Slavery Emancipation Society;" patron and prompter, Lord Brougham and Vaux. These memorialists have had to record their so lemn and deliberate protest, not in a case in which an attempt had been made to annul a decision of one branch of the Legis lature, but in a case in which the most important provision of a public Act (passed, therefore, with the consent of the three estates of the realm—Commons, Lords, and King) has been set at defiance. Iu answer to their first memorial, these plain Lan cashire men were given to understand, and this by the Home Secretary himself, that the law should thenceforth be duly ad ministered ; that the illegal regulations to which they had drawn his attention should be forthwith rescinded ; and that for the time to come no rules should be issued by the inspectors until they had received the sanction of the law officers of the crown. To the astonishment of these memorialists, after the most frank admissions of error and explicit promises of amend ment, the same malpractices were recommenced within the short space of three weeks, and have ever since been persisted in ! Under these circumstances they laid their complaint against the Inspector, and demanded to know who were " his eiders and abettors." " Your Lordship clearly," said they, "is not one of them." Never were wayfaring men more completely at fault. A double game had been playing, and to that game the Government had, all the while, been a principal party. In the spring of 1837, a nest form of cer tificate for children of 13 was to be provided. The inspector tells us he took the specimen lie had prepared to the Home office, for the express purpose of its being submitted to the law-officers of the Crown, as Lord John Russell had under taken that it should be. Was it so submitted? It was not. What was done with it ? Why, Mr. Phillips, the Under- Secretary of State, we are told, " suggested some alterations :" these alterations the inspector " adopted," and he returned on a subsequent day, as any poor printer's devil might have done, with " a fresh proof," which was examined and returned to him as approved of : " I thereupon," says he, " issued the circular," &c. " Your Lordship," he adds, " will thus per ceive, that having transmitted a copy of my proposed instructions for the purpose of their being laid before the law officers of the Crown, I did all that rested with me." We admit the validity of this defence. The inspector on this last occasion must stand exonerated from blame. He had been act ing under the guidance and direction of the Home-office. The whole affair now, therefore, rests with the Government— the Home Secretary and his colleagues—the " Lords of Mis. rale." These are the teen who (to use the language of the memorialists) have been "treating with equal contumely the law-givers and the law-expounders;" who are "exercising in this free country morethan kingly power." Their professional per son, nh :p :n l e p :C eA t t e o l h et r o : r advisers have given them no encouragement; the responsi bility cannot be shifted on to the shoulders of those gentlemen. officers lct l i, a oh w 7iel rs, h a"anyil o t, f e f t . h pr e rmo C o of r f o o s e s; canenrtti fie e artdeeea in accordance' age' s o a f ys t h iN e lr l shall immediately and gladly adopt it." If the really believe that her Majesty's law officers cannot (if they choose, or are called upon) devise a form of certificate in accordance with the Act which shall be proof of the real age of the older children, he is a much greater simpleton than we take him to lie. One point is now indisputable—that all parties have known full well that the certificates of " probable" age in the case of such children, have not been in accordance with the Act of Parliament. Ano ther important fact is also clearly established—namely, that the spurious certificates have been " resoeted to in all the dis tricts since the Act came into. operation." Mr. Horner, we see, admits that fully one-half of the children now working with these certificates of 13 are, in fact, not more than 12, many not more than 11, years of age. He might, we believe, have added, that three-fifths of them are females. Now, all Governments are bound to protect from oppreision the helpless an 1 the weak, and it is especially incumbent in such a state of things ashes arisen in this country, where in many branches of inustry—(we have high authority. far the assertion)— not even the able-bodied adults can be looked upon as free agents. The Factory Act came into operation on the Ist of January, 1834. We are now in the month of June, 1838, and we have been living during the whole of that time under a despotism. The rulers—meaning by that term the execu tive—are above constitutional control. They have set the example of taking the law into their own hands. The people have only to be actuated by an equal contempt for legislative enactments, and the social system is at once dissolved. Con t:nue to deal thus with the great masses of the population, and anarchy may soon overtake us. There is no need to go back to the " old almanaeks," as Lord Pluuket once with thoughtless levity expressed himself, when speaking of the France which ought to have taught Whig last seven years in lesson; but they are slow, it seems, to learn.— statesmen a chronicles of remot e times : events have occurred within the Times. Mr. SlaneY has placed a notice on the Order-book of the (louse of Commons—" To move a resolution respecting the formation of Public Walks, in the vicinity of large and popu lous towns, calculated to increase the comfort and contribute to the health of the inhabitants." Considerations of an im portant character are involved is the purport of Mr. Slancy's resolution. The education of the artisan is considered by all the great and philanthropic advocates of a popular system of education one of its most important features and departments. It is absolutely requisite that the artisan, confined to the wear and tear of s edentar y labour during the week, should have in- v i and n t means h:, vicinity healthy of f relaxationhis industriousand afforded ns. toNo ei r n of the artisan could be compl e t e w ithout it. It was deemedso of old in Greece, where sc h oo l s f or healthy re t ecnheaails ti° m of (r the the free purpose state s o off ant antiquity, and e mbellished p ubli c walks were considered requi site acc essories to the healthy and manly t ra i n ing of a free ; popu l at ion. For our part, we consider th a t not on ly oug ht pu bli c walks to be established in the neighb our h oo d o f all the manufacturing; and populous towns i n t h e country, b ut that a Boardshould be appointe d gard ens contribut ing to their due embellishment with ob j ects of taste, like the pot toes and academic so ti at the gratificat i on an d in te lle ctual improvement of the people ' m ight be both combined in their establishment. I t a ou Id be well also if the same Board were authori se d to ta k e care that the public rural walks which the people at present possess should not be encroached upon, or abstracted by the continual encroachments which are made on the public right of „y. Complaints are made in all parts of the cou n t ry of proceedings—Public or private—for illegally stopping up the ancient footpaths. If a public Board cannot b e es tablished for their protection, an Association for would be desirable; and has,fact, in the purpose been i a-o-ested. These encroachments on the public right of way have latterly become so numerous and pertinacious as to as sume a serious character. They are themselves becoming, pub li c nuisances. Private Bills are incessantly smuggled through Parliament, which take away ancient rights of way appertaining to the people on the most invidious and fallacious pretences; and the public often find themselves excluded by a barrier from some pathway, to which their ancestors, from time immemorial, have been accustomed, before they have had time to be acquainted with the details of the proceeding, and to make the requisite appeal against it. These things are in considerately cruel. They seem trifles, but they do great harm by exhibiting a bad lesson of aggression, and by checking the healthy tone of social talent. The preservation of ancient footpaths is intimately connected with Mr. Slaney's direct object, and isith its indirect object, the education of the working population. Shall we allow this beneficial right to be impaired by a thoughtless spirit of moneyed monopoly, or vulgar rapacity? While we arc opening the public monuments to the artisan, for the pur pose of contributing to his education, are we to close from him the picturesque and beautiful haunts of nature, which impart at once salubrity to his frame, energy to his industry, and elasticity to his mind? No true friend of the people ought to permit these unjust encroachments on their rights, their pro perty, and their sources of improvement. No true statesman, especially, ought to permit it. As long as the artisan of this country is kept in a state of unrecreated labour, and uncorrec ted ignorance —so long will our manufacturers be beaten out of the foreign market by the superior intelligence of the arti san of France, to whom all the public galleries are freely opened, and for whose especial use and improvement embel lished public walks have been, by the wise forethought and by the sagaci ous p o li cy o f successive a dministrations, established. —Morning Advertiser. While resisting with strenuous and uncom p romisin g efforts all attempt s upon the independence and stability cf the Pro testant establishment, we have ever advocated a thorough arid efficient reform of the abuses which have crept into the Church, and which have the effect of blemishing its purity and impairing ite usefulness, both as a depository of Christian truth, and an instructor of the people. We have, indeed, never confounded with just and necessary reforms those inno vations upon the Cathedral Establishments, and the property of Deans and Chapters,recommended by the Ecclesiastical Commission ;—alterations conceived rather in the spirit of destruction than reformation, and calculated to lead the way to the final abolition of the Cathedral service, and the conver sion at some future time of those glorious structures of ancient piety into stables, as in Cromwell's time, unless they should, according to the pious wish lately expressed by a R a di ca l vestryman be pulverized with the ha mmer of infidel u tili tar i an i sm to, Macadamize our streets. We feel shame that any member; of the episcopal benc h should have 1 ' allow e d thenfselves to be made participators in this unhal lowed w or k. L or d J o h n R usse ll s h ou ld have been left to find other, instruments wherewith to carry into effect his soci. nian designs against the protestant establishment. But as to the dispensation of patronage within the Church, whether in the hands of bishops or deans and chapters, we should greatly likely to see that reformed, for greatly does it stand in need of reformation. We give an instance to-day con nO.eted with the cathedral of fit. Paul, for the particulars of which we refiCYMlTierid to the perusal of our readers the petition Of Dr. Birch, which Will he found in another column, and which was, lately presented to the House of Common s by the Marquis of elidndol, The Rev. Doctor; who case is therein set forth, is Prebend of Twyford, kn(l has been so for nineteen years, with an income under three pounds a'-year, As such Prebend he has acted as Deputy to the Dean and Residentiaries, discharg ing their duties in their absence conjointly with another Pre bendary, upon the understanding that he should succeed to the Divinity Lectureship of the Cathedral when it should become vacant. It has not became vacant, and Dr. Birch last year applied to the Dean and Chapter fur a benefice of mo derate value, but it was conferred on the Rev. Mr. Tate, who had already an income of 2,262/. from the Cathedral, to which he had been attached but four years. But Mr.' Tate is a " Liberal," of the school of the Rev. Sydney Smith, nut all Liberals are " Reformers" of all abases but those by which they profit.—Morning Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 6. TAYLOR V. SALMON. In this case, which was being argued by Counsel yesterday, when our Reporter left, judgment was postponed. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCH, JUNE 6. BAnNABY V. THE LANCASTER CANAL COMPANY. Lord DENMAN delivered judgment in this case. This was an action in a case far negligence. The declaration set forth portions of an Act by which the defendants were empowered to make a canal, and to raise such vessels as might be sunk therein, if the owners of such vessels did not do so within twenty-four hours. It then stated that it was the duty of the defendants to raise such vessels, /ie. ; that the plaiatiff navi gated the said canal, and paid tolls to the defendants for navi gating the same. The plea was—Not guilty. At the trial of the cause, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, a verdict was given for the plaintiff. There had since been a rule obtained for a nonsuit. That rule had been fully argued, and the Court bad now no doubt that this action could be maintained. It were needless to enter on the other question raised in the argument as the effect of the plea of not guilty. The rule for a new trial must be discharged. BAIL COURT. THE SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. Mr. HILL applied to the Court for a writ of certiorari to remove into this Court an indictment preferred against the Southampton Railway Company, for digging a trench across a turnpike road. The Learned Counsel said that there were several important points likely to arise relative to the construc tion of the Act of Parliament by which the Company was formed, the decision relative to which was of great importance to the Company; for if it should be against them they would be compelled to alter their line of read. Mr. justice CoLErtinuE would look into the affidavits before he gave his judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jc.•.NE 6. HAWARD V. SMITH. This was an action on a promissory note by the maker, to which the defendant had pleaded that the note had not been duly stamped. There was a demurrer to the plea, which came on for argument to-day. Mr. Peacock supported the demurrer. The Court held that the defendant was bound to state the denomination of the stamp, and therefore gave judgment in favour of the demurrer. EXCHEQUER COURT, Jess 6. MACDONALD V. JOPLING.-JCDGMENT. Lord ABINGER gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which was argued yesterday. The question turned upon the construction of the Act of Parliament 5 and 6 W. IV., e. 19, the 9th section, of which enacts that, in case of a seaman ab solutely deserting the ship to which he belongs, the whole of his wages due, and also his clothes left on board the ship, shall be forfeited. For the defendant it was contended that this clause provided for desertion at any time before the delivery of the cargo. The plaintiff, however, argued from the 7th section of the Act, by %Alija one month's wages only were for feited by the seaman quitting the ship before the delivery of the cargo, and without leave; that the 9th section was only applicable to cases in which the desertion took place before the vessel set sail, or during the voyage; and that otherwise one clause would contradict the other. The Court were all disposed to think that the construction put noon the statute by the plaintiff's Counsel was the right one.—Rule absolute. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOTV- STREET. SUNDAY NEWSPAPEr.S.—Mr. Herbert Smith, who charged Mr. Clement, jun., the publisher of the Observer, last week with exercising his worldly calling on Sunday, contrary to the Act of Parliament 29 Charles 11., c. 7, intituled " An Act for the better observation of the Lord'o,,Day, commonly called Sunday," attended before Mr. TWYPORD again yesterday, and Mr. Dowling and Mr. Clement appeared to answer the charge. The evidence of Joseph Everett, who proved that he pur chased a copy of the Observer in the office of that paper, the Sunday before last, being read, Mr. TWITORD had never heard of a charge of the kind before, and inquired if Mr. Dowling had brought any opinion in reference to the case, to assist him in considering the matter ? Mr. Dowling had not. He submitted that it bad not been proved that Mr. Clement had sold the paper, and it did not appear from the evidence that it, was purchased from a servant acting for him... Mr. TWYFORI) considered that that point bad been proved at the last hearing ; the paper had been sold by a person behind the counter in the defendant's office, and he thought that sufficient to justify him in concluding that the individual was one of Mr. Clement's servants. The Act referred to tradesmen exercising their worldly calling on Sunday, and he considered Mr. Clement a tradesman, and consequently the case came within the meaning of the Act. Dr. Johnson de fined a tradesman a person who keeps a shop, and he thought the definition a very good one. Mr. Dowling said that Sunday papers were acknow ledged in the Stamp Act ; they were mentioned as Sunday papers, and a large portion of the revenue was derived from their publication and sale. In a case founded upon a penal statute of this description he conceived likewise that the per son from whom the paper was purchased shovld have been shown to be one of Mr. Clement's scruants. Mr. Clement's shop was a place of traffic where neasvendors and others came for papers, and it was a common thing for these parties to supply individuals with papers in the office, and it would be a hard case if that gentlemen would be liable for the acts of these persons. Mr.TWYFORD repeated that he had imagined the sale of the paper by one of the defendant's servants to have been proved, and lie quoted the . opinion of an eminent lawyer he had con sulted in reference to this matter, and he had no doubt but the master was liable here for the acts of his servant. Mr. Dowling remarked that, in reference to the unstamped penny publications, the great difficulty always was to trace the sale of the paper to the publisher, and children and un known persons were appointed to sell them. The newsventicr was as likely to have sold the paper in the Observer office as one of Mr. Clement's servants, and he submitted that it ought to have been proved that the purchase was made from a person sanctioned by Mr. Clement. The crime should be clearly brought home to the person committing it, and there was no proof that such person was Mr. Clement's servant. Mr. TWVFORD said that the only doubt was as to the indivi dual who sold the paper. It was his decided cpinion, however, that the person publishing, or the newsvendar who sells the paper, was liable to pay the penalty of ss. mentioned in the Act ; but here it was possible that the paper might have been sold by one of the individuals alluded to by Mr. Dowling, and therefore he thought it would be unsafe to convict on the present information. Mr. Smith said that as the only question was as to the proof of the sale, he would bring another case next week and prove that point, and settle the question. Mr. Dowling observed that he understood that Mr. Smith had two cases of a similar nature at Guildhall, in which there was no difficulty as to the sale, and the decision there, he thought, would be sufficient to establish the principle, without proceeding with a case of the same nature at this office. Mr. Smith said that, in bringing another complaint here, he was actuated with no bad feeling towards Mr. Clement, and his only object was to have the opinions of two magistrates in the matter. The present case was then dismissed. THE LONDON EQUITABLE LOAN CONIPANY.-Mr. Parkin son, the solicitor for the Duke of Wellington, waited upon Sir Frederick Roc yesterday, in respect to the use which had been made of his Grace's name by a Company called the Equitable Loan Company. It appeared that a gentleman of the name of Cheshire had been desirous of purchasing shares in the Company, and seeing the Duke of Wellington mentioned as a patron, and that the account of the Company was kept with the Bank of England, he wrote to the Duke of Wellington to ascertain if it was true that he was connected with the Company. The Duke never having consented to become patron, and to guard the public against any mistake which might arise in consequence of his name being used as such, wrote to Sir Frederick Roe on the subject. Sir Frederick made inquiry at the Bank of Eng land if any account was kept there in the name of the London Equitable Loan Company, and ascertained that no such Com pany was known there, and no account was kept at the Bank in the name of the Company. Sir Frederick Roe had likewise seen the Duke on the subject, and was informed by his Grace that he had been requested, on the 17th of March, to become patron of the Company, but returned an answer, telling them that he was so situated that he could not comply with their re quest. After that intimation it was quite clear that they had no right to make use of the Duke of Welliogton's name ; but Sir Frederick observed as there was at present no case before him, he could do nothing further in the matter. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday Robert Burridge was brought before Mr. ROGERS, in the custody of Thornton, No. 53, E division, charged by Dr. Andrew Ewer, of No. 13, Charlotte -street, Bedford square, Bloomsbury, with having stolen a cloak, value 4/ , his property. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. MAR YLEB ONE. A rough-looking weather-beaten son of Neptune, who 'gave his name Jack Il.iliday, was brought before the sitting Ma gistrates, charged under the following circumstances : On the previous night, as a police-constable of the E divi sion was upon the look out for thieves and other disorderly characters of every description, he saw the defendant lying on I the pavement in Clii , stone-sti ed. Ia ens hand he held a • bunch of turnips, and in the other a Dutch cheese, together with a latchkey, and a few half-pence. On being fted up he seemed quite insensible, owing to the loss oillood, occasi9ned by a wound in his head, evidently the effects of a fall ; and, in order that he might have the benefit of medical assistance, he was core. fall; removed to the Middlesex Hospital, when orders were given that he should immediately be put to bed. This was accord ingly done, and in the course of a few minutes, when visited by the surgeon, he suddenly sprung from his resting-place, and, looking abut him, broke into a paroxysm of rage, d_g the whole of the doctors, nurses, &c., and wondering how the d—l he came there. flaving dressed himself he sa!lied forth into the street, when he partook of a glass or two of genuine rum; and having previously had more than was necessary, he became so drunk as to cause him to be conveyed to the station-house, where he was provided with a comfertable lodging for the night. Jack, w h o s ki ppe d about, and hoped his Honour would forgive him, was fined sc, and discharged. TV 01?S111P-STREET. Yesterday William Pou,ten was placed at the bar before Messrs. BROUGIITON and GRovE, charged with beating his child over the head with a stick so as to put her in danger o f her life. The complainant, who is about 14 years of age, had her neck and arms covered with bleed, which proceeded from a severe cut on her head. Sarah Pounten, the complainant, lives with her father and mother-in-law, in Macclesfield-place, City-road. She was cleaning a room that morning about eleven o'clock, when her mother came to her, and stated that she ought not to have been so long about it. She left, when in a few moments her father came, and, without saying a word, struck her over the head with a thick stick till the blood spirted out. John Truckle, No. 3, Macelcsfield-place, heard the child scream that morning. He looked through the parlour win dows, when he saw her upon the ground and the prisoner was beating her with the stick with great violence. She has a younger brother and sister, who are her step-mother's children. _ _ Mr. GROVE.—Are the other children treated in the same way ? Witness.—No, your Worship, they arc not treated like this. Mr. BROUGIITON.—Have you seen anything wrong in the girl ? Witness.—No, S:r ; she is a very inoffensive girl. She is made to carry the children about of the mother-in-law, and al. ways appeared to work hard. The complainant was ordered to be placed under the care of the parish officers of St. Luke's, and the prisoner was held to bail, himself in 401. and two sureties of 207. each, to keep the peace for three months toward the complainant and all her Majesty's subjects. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a little boy named lVells, was brought before Mr. JEREMY charged with stealing a ring and some other ar ticles of jewellery, and pledging the former article at a pawn broker's shop. Mr. JEREMY said that the pawnbroker had acted very im properly, in taking in such a pledge from a boy of that de scription, and the Magistrate directed a summons to be issued against the pawnbroker, to answer the charge. FIRE-PROOF COMPOSITION Yesterday the efficacy of this curious composition was sub jected to the test of a very severe experiment, and the experi ment was quite successful. The object of the invention is to rmder wood or other sub stances proof against ignition, and thus to confine a fire to the apartment in which it may have originated. For the purposes of yesterday's experiment a small house, of pis rooms, in Dor set-street, Clapham-read, was selected. The House was un finished, but the uprights in the walls, and tee timber-works generally, were covered with the compositiotr. One room alone was furnished with a bed-stead, chairs, and f able. Com bustibles were then fired in each apartment in succe:iion, but the great object of curiosity, naturally enough , was Oke fur nished one. Tire furniture, of course, was destroyed, perhaps, we are quite safe in saying, that so intense a ht at could not have been applied in the same space, under the cir cumstances of any ordinary conflagration. Still the fire did not spread, and the remainder of the room was not injured. The same was the case with the other rooms, and when this successful experiment was concluded the wordwork was found totally unharmed. At one moment, indeed, it was imagined that a fa ilure had , occurred. The lintel of one of the windows took fire And was consumed, in consequence of the accidental omission Df the protecting composition, but the moment the flames came in contact with the prepared timber they went no farther. Of the ingredients of the composition we are quite igno rant. It is of a gi•cy colour, and appears to have about the consistency of mortar, for which substance we were told it has been successfully used as 0 substitute. It dries hard, so hard, indeed, as to admit of consid, - vable A great many respectable pe:sona were, present, and took much interest in the proceedings. After the experiment, some 30 or 40 gentlemen adjourned to a marque put up in a pad dock close by, and partook of an elegant rellation provided by the hospitality of the Provisional Directors, rhos" politeness and attention in this, as in the former part cf the a . ,:ty, could not have been exceeded. THE ARMY. Sir lisper Nicholls has, we underztand, been appointed to s superior command in India, 'replacing Sir Peregrine Maitland, brother-in-law to the Duke of Richmond. If the report be correct that the Captains to receive promo tion by brevet are thime of 1823, 1824, and 1823, the following' will be the number of that rank, incluiing cavalry, infantry, artillery, engineers, and inarines. At the same time we think it necessary to state that the rumour gains ground ahich see mentioned a few days since—viz., that no brevet will take place until after the report is received from the military com mission:— C.',ptains of 1823 Ditto of 1824 Ditto of 1825 Total 108 As we anticipated, the 4th dragoons, guards, and carbineers are the regiments of cavalry from which squadrons will be se lected to assist in the military duties at the Coronation. The second battalion of the rifle brigade will reach London about the 0 3d instant, to assist in the duties attendant on the Coronation. They will be placed in billets during their stay. A division of the 11th light dragoons (not the head-quarters) has arrived off the coast from India. and is expected to reach Gravesend daily, from whence it will proceed to Canterbury, where . the regiment is to be stationed. The Earl of Cardigan, who commands, has arrived. Lieutenant Bennett, of the 45th, who so unfortunately met his death near Canterbury, was, we understand, the son of Mr. Bennett, formerly a lawyer at the Irish bar, and late Chief Justice of Demerara. No destination has yet keen named for the 94th or 95th regi ments, although the contrary is so confidently reported; how ever, the next corps for New South Wales mic;:. soon be named, as the strength of the 51st at Chatham is getting very low, in ct , nsequence of the number of detachments it has given to con vict ships. SHAKSPEARE AND His FRIENDS,—The author of this work has brought before us such a host of " mad wags," and susil a variety of "sports," that every page teems with subject-matter for laughter and surprise. Neqher is there a name that figures in the his tory of the day, from her that wore the regal diadem down to the knave costard, that is not introduced, either for homage or merriment. The dialogue, too, is all in the quaint, but forcible language of the times, which gives a pungent relish to an endless succession of comic scenes and incidents, interspersed here and there with the solemn and the affecting. It is, in short, a representation of tha life of the Protean Shak :peare, whose illimitable fancy enabled him to embody every character with equal truth and fidelity—the king or the carter—the princess or the tire-wo maa—with all the intermediate grades in social existence. Of course Sir Walter Raleigh figures conspicuously as a courtier and warrior in this chequered and beautiful story.--Math Herald. STATE OF TRADE.—Although it is not usual to expect any considerable amount of business in Manchester during Whit sun week, we are glad to say that there was a brisk market yesterday, both for yarn and goods, acid at gradually improving rates for nearly all descriptions of both. Even fine yarns, which have been extremely de pressed for a long period, were in very fair demand, principally, we believe, on Russian account. Power-loom cloth of all descriptions, with the exception, perhaps, of lig h t fustians fur shipping, are in good request, and rather higher prices are generally obtained.—Manchester Guardian. EMBEZZLEMENT.—A case of embezzlement came to light yesterday (Friday'i, which has excited considerable interest. The person upon whom the delinquency is charged is Mr. Peel, the cashiek" to the Bank of Manchester. No suspicion had been entertained towaro. l him by any of the managers of the establishment until Thursday morn. ing, when he was called upon to balance his cash ; but after poring over the books for some time, instead of doing so, he abruptly left the bank. It appears that when he should have balanced his books on the previous Thursday, he remained at home, and pleaded indisposition as the cause of his absence. He went again to the bank as usual on Friday (balanc ing,-day being over), and attended regularly until Thursday, when he was again requested to balance his books, but, as we have already stated, left the bank. One of the clerks was despatched alter him, and he then said he was some money deficient, but would procure it, and make all right. He did not, however, return that day, and yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, his coat was sent for to the bank. About ten o'clock his continued absence occasioned the manager some uneasiness, and he despatched a messenger to his house, in Plymouth-grove, to make inquiries, when it was ascertained that he had left home about one o'clock on horseback, and Mrs. I'eel stated that he had gone to Bolton, to procure from her father the amount of money in which he was defi. tient. Subsequently Beswick, the head beadle, and use of the clerks, went to Liverpool, to ascertain whether he had attempted to escape from the country by any of the vessels bound outwards. They went on board all the vessels that were entered to sail last night or this morning, exa mined all the entries at the various offices, and saw all the passengers, but it did not appear that ho had even reached Liverpool ; and in all pro. bability he is concealed somewhere in this town or neighbourhood. A search has been instituted in Bolton, but without success. There are various reports as to the amount of money of which he has defrauded the bank, and at present it is believed to be about 9001.; hut until the exa mination of the books is completed, of course this cannot be accurately ascertained.—ManehesterCeurier. ANIMOSITY OF CHINESE CHILDREN TO Fo. REIGNERS.—AnotIter very pleasant thing, but which makes you feel, like Captain Manuel, rather uncomfortable about the neck, is to see a little urchin or two, as yet unbrcechcd, standing upon its tiptoe, and making its little pigtail shake about in the as it holds up one closed hand, while the other is made to pass open and horizontally a little way below it. This is a beautiful and well-executed dramatic representation, tending to shew that if the tiny copper imp could get hold of you, he should have great pleasure Ir. holding you up by the hair of the head whilst he was cutting your throat.—The Fan-qui in China. • THE EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS. —The exportation of gold and silver coin, from' the port of London to foreign ports, during the past week, ending the 4th instant, is as un der :—GoId coin to Van Diemen's Latter 250 oz.; silver do., 16,480 cz.; s il v er coin to Rotterdam, 6,000 Oz. silver coin to Delagoa Bay, 30,000 oz. .